Change enforcement method, says panel

CHENNAI: The High Court-appointed Monitoring Committee has suggested change in enforcement mechanism and streamlining interdepartmental coordination within Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) to ensure coordinated action on disposal of pending matters so that the locking and sealing of the remaining buildings can be carried out as and when they mature.A member of the monitoring committee M G Devasahayam, said that the panel on Friday proposed changes within CMDA covering regularization unit, legal division and appeal division to ensure coordinated action. The paenl also directed CMDA to put the T Nagar Survey Report on its website so that public can know the magnitude of violations in these buildings covering excess FSI, Setback, parking requirements etc.The Committee decided to review the matters relating to further course of enforcement in the next Monitoring Committee meeting after further Orders from the Court.The Committee also reviewed the status of enforcement action initiated by the CMDA and Chennai Corporation on 62 unauthorized buildings covered in the T Nagar Survey Report, he added.